BOSTON — Josh Winckowski, who took Nathan Eovaldi’s turn in the starting rotation Wednesday, will make another start Monday.
Winckowski, the top prospect Boston acquired in the Andrew Benintendi trade, will face the Tigers here at Fenway Park.
The Red Sox placed Eovaldi on the 15-day injured list with low back inflammation. He’s eligible to return June 24 but it appears he will take longer.
“It seems like Nate is slower than we expected right now,” manager Alex Cora said Friday. “So we’ll see how he reacts today and tomorrow, over the weekend with treatment.”
Winckowski, a 23-year-old righty, pitched 5 scoreless innings against the Athletics here Wednesday in his second MLB start.
Kutter Crawford, who pitched in Garrett Whitlock’s place Sunday, will make another start Saturday (tomorrow).
Whitlock (right hip inflammation) also is eligible to return from IL on June 24. He is progressing but he hasn’t yet thrown off the mound. He has been playing catch.
Below is the Red Sox’s expected starting rotation schedule in the coming days:
Friday vs. Cardinals: Michael Wacha
Saturday vs. Cardinals: Kutter Crawford
Sunday vs. Cardinals: Nick Pivetta
Monday vs. Tigers: Josh Winckowski
Tuesday vs. Tigers: Rich Hill
Wednesday vs. Tigers: Michael Wacha
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